Why is sociological research important in people's everyday lives?
A) ?It encourages overgeneralizations.
B) It unmasks myths.?
C) It is isolated from social policies.
D) ?It fails to explain why people behave irrationally.
E) ?It is often misleading and wrong.
B
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a. true b. false
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a. Increase the minimum wage. b. Restrict mergers and plant closings. c. Standardize tax, labor and environmental laws across the country. d. Expand worker training programs. e. Cut welfare benefits available to unemployed workers or illegal immigrants.
Opponents of Affirmative Action believe it discriminates against ______.
A. Blacks B. Whites C. Hispanics D. Native Americans
Which of the following is not one of the assumptions of disengagement theory?
A. Disengagement is a mutual process between the individual and society. B. Disengagement is universal throughout societies. C. Disengagement is an inevitable part of life. D. Disengagement identifies the new roles people adopt as they age.